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Cover: The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's
Texan Rangers by Samuel Reid, Jr., 1848.
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| Author |
Public
Domain or Copyrighted |
Title
and Description |
File
Size |
| Rare Books
& Monographs |
| Callicott,
William |
|
Bill
Callicott Reminiscences, 1921.
93 pages.
William Callicott's correspondence
with Walter Prescott Webb concerning his service in the Frontier
Battalion in 1874-5. |
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| East
Texas Chamber of Commerce |
PD |
Martial
Law in East Texas: What It has Meant to the State and the
Nation, 1932.
89 pages.
Discussion of lawlessness in the East Texas
Oil Fields in 1931.
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| Gillette,
James B. |
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Six
Years with the Texas Rangers 1875-1881, 1925.
243 pages.
Classic account by a Ranger in Dan Roberts', N.O. Reynolds' and
George W. Baylor's commands. |
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| Jennings,
N. A. |
|
A
Texas Ranger,
1899.
226
pages.
Although
Jennings' narrative has significant errors and exaggerations,
it is one of the more readable 1870s border reminiscences. |
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| Lee,
Nelson |
|
Three
Years Among the Comanches, 1859.
164
pages.
Narrative
of captivity and life among the Comanche of Texas |
517
kb |
| Lockett,
Samuel Coleman |
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The
Ledger of Samuel Coleman Lockett - Ranger Service Extract,
ca. 1910.
35
pages.
This
is the extract of only the Ranger service portion. See next
entry for entire manuscript. |
170
kb |
| Lockett,
Samuel Coleman |
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The
Ledger of Samuel Coleman Lockett, ca. 1910.
132
pages.
Locket
served as a Ranger in 1870-71 with the Frontier Force and as a
minister. This is the transcript of his entire manuscript which
contains detail on his service as a minister, Rangers he met during
that period, and a copy of a transcription of his Ranger service
memoirs. |
207
kb |
| Roberts,
Dan |
|
Rangers
and Sovereignty, 1914.
146 pages.
Capt. Dan Roberts' classic account of service in the Frontier Battalion.
Sponsored by Robert Nieman. |
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Roberts,
Mrs. Dan
(Luvenia Conway) |
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A
Woman's Reminiscences of Six Years in Camp with the Texas Rangers,
1928.
55 pages.
Daily life with a Ranger company by the wife
of Texas Ranger Capt. Dan Roberts.
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Sullivan,
W.J. L.
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Twelve
Years in the Saddle for Law and Order on the Frontiers of Texas,
1909.
268 pages.
Sullivan served as a Ranger in the Frontier
Battalion from 1889-1901 under Capt. Bill McDonald.
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| Wolters,
Jacob F. |
|
Martial
Law and Its Administration, 1930.
243 pages
The first hundred pages consist of a rather dry legal treatise
on martial law.
The
second hundred pages contain more interesting sections on the
deployment
of the Texas Rangers and the Texas National Guard to restore order
in Longview, Mexia, Galveston, and Borger from 1919 to the 1930s.
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Oral
History |
Alfred,
Howard
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
|
Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Howard Alfred, 1996.
76 pages. |
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Arnold,
Red
Interviewed by Ty Lockridge |
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R.
M. “Red” Arnold
Texas Ranger, Retired, 1978
10
pages. |
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Byrnes,
David
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Selwyn David Byrnes, 1996.
107 pages. |
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Denson,
Selwyn
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Selwyn Denson, 1996.
34 pages. |
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Dowell,
Stuart
Interviewed by Robert Nieman
|
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Stuart Dowell, 1995.
171 pages. |
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Elliott,
Glenn
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral History Interview with
Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott, 1994.
46 pages. |
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Elliott,
Glenn
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral History Interview with
Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott, 1995.
1,218 Pages |
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Gonzaullas,
Manuel T.
Interviewed by Stacy Keach, Sr. |
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Oral
History Interview with Captain M.T. "Lonewolf" Gonzaullas,
1957.
29 pages. |
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Gonzaullas,
Manuel T.
Interviewed by Capt. Robert Mitchell and Alva Stem . |
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Oral
History Interview with Captain M.T. "Lonewolf" Gonzaullas,
regarding the semi-autobiographical movie The Town that
Dreaded Sundown, 1977.
19 pages. |
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Gooding,
Ed
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Ed Gooding, 1998.
100 pages. |
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Goss,
Bob
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview of Jim Clark and Wes Whatley about Texas Ranger
Bob Goss, 1995.
56 pages. |
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Goss,
Bob
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview of Wes Whatley about Texas Ranger Bob Goss, 1995.
35 pages. |
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Goss,
Bob
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview about Ranger Bob Goss with
Dwight Watson, 1996.
59 pages. |
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Hamer,
Bud, Bobbie and Harrison
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Descendents Bud, Bobbie and Harrison Hamer
49 pages. |
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Martinez,
Ramiro
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Ramiro "Ray" Martinez, 1996.
73 pages. |
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Mitchell,
Robert
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
|
Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Robert Mitchell, 1996.
63 pages. |
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Morris,
Don
Interviewed by Tony Hill |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Don Morris, 2005.
86 pages.
Sponsored
by the Texas Ranger Association Foundation |
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Ray,
Jim
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
|
Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Capt. Jim Ray, 1997.
86 pages. |
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Rigler,
Lewis
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
|
Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Lewis Rigler, 1994.
86 pages. |
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Wadsworth,
Ralph
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Ralph Wadsworth, 2006.
55 pages. |
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Womack,
Max
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger Max Womack, 1995.
33 pages. |
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Wright,
James
Interviewed by Robert Nieman |
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Oral
History Interview with
Texas Ranger James Wright, 1996.
43 pages. |
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| Theses
and Dissertations |
| Durham,
Jr., Kenneth R. |
©2006
Stephen F. Austin University, All Rights Reserved |
The
Longview Race Riot of 1919
18
pages.
Paper
on race riots in Longview, Texas after WWI and the role of
the Texas Rangers. |
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| O'Neal,
John William |
|
Texas
1791-1835
A Study in Manifest Destiny
140 pages. |
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| Rigler,
Erik T. |
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A
Descriptive Study of the Texas Rangers: Historical Overtones on
Minority Attitudes, 1971.
84 pages.
M.A. Thesis on the origins of attitudes about
the Texas Rangers in Hispanic South Texas. |
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| Stroud,
David |
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Walter
Prescott Webb, 1888-1963.
36 pages.
Biography of the best known historian of the
Texas Rangers. |
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